Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.Hero's JourneyCall To AdventureMartin Luther King Sr. was the president of Atlanta's NAACP and led a politically active ministryHe wished for his son, Martin Luther King Jr., to inherit his ministry.Refusing the CallMartin Luther King Jr. experienced doubts about his religion during his teenage yearsAnswering the CallWhile attending Morehouse College he came to believe that Christianity should influence progressive social changeAfter receiving a graduate degree from Boston University, Dr. King accepted a pastorate at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AlabamaCrossing The First ThresholdAfter Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955, Dr. King organized the Montgomery Bus BoycottThis protest began the serious African-American Civil Rights Movement that would be successful in the SouthThe Abyss/The Belly of the WhaleIn 1963 Dr. King led a protest in Birmingham, Alabama, the most segregated city in AmericaKing was thrown in jail and many of his allies withdrew their supportKing's response was the Birmingham Letter which earned him enough support to complete the protestRoad of TrialsKing founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957. He took small steps towards civil rights through protests.AbductionsDuring King's Road of Trials he was arrested by the police many times in Montgomery, AlabamaBrother BattleMartin Luther King and Malcolm X were both civil rights leaders with the same end goal, but their methods were very different. ApotheosisOn August 28, 1963, King gave his "I have a Dream" speech during the march on Washington D.C.DeathMartin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee.